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Check out this video starting at about 23:30. In this video, Trevor was trying to prove that Nikola has tech capabilities.
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#NikolaGate #nklaq
In it, he claims that the inverters are made in house, and boasts about how they are the best in the world and that other OEMs ask him to use them.
But you can clearly see the units in the video. Earlier there's an even better close up shot to scrutinize.
But you can clearly see the units in the video. Earlier there's an even better close up shot to scrutinize.
Turns out they are completely off the shelf. They are made by Cascadia Motion (formerly Rinehart Motion Systems) and are the RM300DZ model.
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Those of you who live in the SLC area should go do the #NikolaChallenge : take your car out to the Mormon Trail, where Trevor faked his truck driving, put your car in neutral and see how fast you can roll!
Post your results here with the #NikolaChallenge hash tag.
Here is the spot for the #NikolaChallenge it is on the Mormon Trail just a couple of miles south of Grantsville, Utah and next to the Grantsville Reservoir. 
I have spoken before about the Nikola One mockup, but I will go into more details now. The truck was actually designed to be functional, but Nikola couldn't pull it off. Trevor hired a team from Portland OR to develop the drivetrain. #Trevorgate #Nikolagate $NKLA #NKLA #NKLAQ
He claimed to have turbine technology but of course he didn't. He hired Brayton Energy to do that part of it. E-Axles were designed by AM Racing Inc, Inverters were off the shelf from Rinehart Motion Systems. EVDrive Inc. did the batteries and other system design.
But the progress was really slow. Trevor was late on payments, slowing things way down (always blaming "Worthington Corporate). Inexperienced chief engineer Kevin Lynk struggled getting all the components placed properly in the truck.
Trevor's fraud didn't start with Nikola. The deal he inked with GM was the culmination of a decade of fraud. He started with a stolen patent, a family connection, and the balls to lie to Swift Transportation and leveraged it into what he has now. #NKLA #NKLAQ #Trevorgate
This is the story of dHybrid Inc. In late 2009, Trevor found out that a former neighbor of his was doing conversions of Diesel trucks to Diesel/Natural Gas hybrids. He got his pickup converted (rolled it a few months later, see my banner) and liked the savings.
Trevor suggested they go into business together and offered to help his friend patent his design. Instead, Trevor went and patented it in his own name and drove his pickup to Swift Transportation, a family member knew their CEO and put them in touch.
#Trevorgate #Nikolagate
#Trevorgate #Nikolagate
Where to start? As you all know, I alleged that the Nikola One was not functional. I will have more details about that later today. But just to give you an idea of the lengths Nikola went to lie, let me tell you the story about when they rolled it down a hill. #Trevorgate
Some of you may remember this video. It was the first time a Nikola Truck was seen moving. But the truck was not functional. I found out that the truck was rolled down a steep hill, so I set out to find out where it happened.
#Trevorgate #NKLAQ
#Trevorgate #NKLAQ
Lined up the mountains and salt flats and found the spot. The lengths they went to scout this place is incredible. Very remote, little traffic, but has a 2 mile 3 percent grade, but no features to betray the grade so they could tilt the camera, so they could make it look level.
